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HumanityWakeUp 16 points ago +16 / -0

thats when they come after your physical library. I recommend reading fahrenheit 451 its also a great story.

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PatPede1 11 points ago +11 / -0

I am delighted to learn Faranheit 451 is still part of US Common Core Literature. A wonder more youth aren't more sensitive to censorship.

When purifying forces come for a physical library, it is far easier to see and far more difficult to achieve. The reaction is far more visceral for the slightly more educated than hearing a library was digitally deleted and then shown the data log.

The additional comfort of the original printed word is the assurance it has not been altered or massaged in any way. It is the author's and editor's unadulterated thought.

Then it boils down to what other's have mentioned, the surety of a book in hand.

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coolhandcuke 6 points ago +6 / -0

I used my parents' Shakespeare texts in college to save money and was amused to see that I was about to write down the same notes in the margins that were already there. It took me a long time to realize that not everyone grows up in a home with books.